[East of the River]

Originally Posted by Raider111

You are correct, CT does not border the Atlantic Ocean, so therefore it cannot and must not be classified as East Coast. The boundary of East Coast influence only occurs where land meets the Atlantic.

Well it depend on where you consider things. NOAA states that long island sound ends at Fisher Island which would indicate Stonington and Mystic Are on the Atlantic. But even then LIS is a bay of the Atlantic ocean most people consider bayfront oceanfront.

[Tiger Beer]

If it's on the East Coast, than it's part of the East Coast.

The semantics debate is if whether places south of Washington DC are also considered 'East Coast'.

CT is very firmly without debate on the 'East Coast'.

[WILWRadio]

Originally Posted by Mightyqueen801

It was great visiting youse guys today. I am definitely in an east coast state here in NJ. I can drive ten minutes, and yup, there's the ocean.

I bet most non-CT people don't know Connecticut grows tobacco, though...

Broad Leaf Shade Tobacco to be specific. Culbro used to have a large presence in Simsbury and I recall several of my friends picking Tobacco during the Summer when school was out. It was used to wrap a lot of cigars over the years.

[wetnewspaper]

Originally Posted by nep321

The more I think about it, the more I believe that CT is not an east coast state at all. We can have an honest, in depth debate on this, but here are my reasons...

1. None of CT's borders are actually touching the Atlantic Ocean. The entire shoreline is just the Long Island Sound, which is bordering the state of NY along the south and the state of RI on the far southeast side. So how can you say CT is on the coast?

2. CT is oriented as an east to west state rather than north to south. Interstate 95 runs north to south in the "real" east coast states, but in CT, it runs east to west. A true east coast state would only have north-south interstate highways of that scale.

3. There is no east coast in CT. The eastern edge of CT borders the land of Rhode Island. The Long Island Sound is certainly not the east coast. It is the "south coast" of CT. All of the "other" east coast states truly have the ocean at their eastern borders.

Too many people misconceive CT to be an east coast state, but it technically isn't. Same with Pennsylvania and DC, none of which even border the Atlantic Ocean AT ALL!

Where do I begin?

The east coast is a cultural and geographic idea. You're taking everything too literally. . . and even if you are you should've come to a different conclusion.

LI Sound is the Atlantic ocean.

Your 2nd point makes no sense, and only refers to the geographic shape of the state (90 miles long 55 miles wide). That has nothing to do with CT being considered party of the east coast or not. If you're desperate for a N/S highway, see 91.

Your third point: Ok then, Rhode Island isn't the east coast?? East Coast refers to states that are in the eastern part of the United States, near the Atlantic Ocean. It doesn't mean they have exclusively east facing beaches. It's simply the part of the country a state finds itself in.

CT is absolutely the east coast, no debate at all. Ask someone in Indiana. Just don't take the idea too literally. It's a cultural thing as much as it is a geographic phenomenon.

[East of the River]

Originally Posted by WILWRadio

Broad Leaf Shade Tobacco to be specific. Culbro used to have a large presence in Simsbury and I recall several of my friends picking Tobacco during the Summer when school was out. It was used to wrap a lot of cigars over the years.

Still a few fields in Windsor Windsor locks South Windsor and East Windsor. Amazing how many fewer there are even since the 80's thou. In the previous century a few families along the CT river made large fortunes from tobacco a few of the families are still living off the inheritance.

There was even a movie about it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parrish_(film)

[WILWRadio]

Originally Posted by wetnewspaper

Where do I begin?

The east coast is a cultural and geographic idea. You're taking everything too literally. . . and even if you are you should've come to a different conclusion.

LI Sound is the Atlantic ocean.

Your 2nd point makes no sense, and only refers to the geographic shape of the state (90 miles long 55 miles wide). That has nothing to do with CT being considered party of the east coast or not. If you're desperate for a N/S highway, see 91.

Your third point: Ok then, Rhode Island isn't the east coast?? East Coast refers to states that are in the eastern part of the United States, near the Atlantic Ocean. It doesn't mean they have exclusively east facing beaches. It's simply the part of the country a state finds itself in.

CT is absolutely the east coast, no debate at all. Ask someone in Indiana. Just don't take the idea too literally. It's a cultural thing as much as it is a geographic phenomenon.

I would not ask anyone in Indiana about where CT is. I work in Indianapolis right now and have lived there in the past. Many would not know it's location. Not kidding. Found that to be true about some areas of the Midwest. People really don't know the coast. NEP is living proof of this despite the fact he's from PA.

Years ago a friend from Waterbury told me that his impression of the Midwest was that people see everything at face value and take everything literally. I didn't fully understand the context of that statement until after I lived out here for many years. It's true. They don't seem to understand what you see is not always what you get where people or life in general is concerned. Not much depth to them and most are quite shallow at least in the metro areas. That is the crux of the problem.

BTW. Tell someone Texas that the Gulf of Mexico is not a part of the ocean or that the coastal area of the state is NOT the Shoreline. They'd laugh their head off.

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by WILWRadio

I would not ask anyone in Indiana about where CT is. I work in Indianapolis right now and have lived there in the past. Many would not know it's location. Not kidding. Found that to be true about some areas of the Midwest. People really don't know the coast. NEP is living proof of this despite the fact he's from PA.

Years ago a friend from Waterbury told me that his impression of the Midwest was that people see everything at face value and take everything literally. I didn't fully understand the context of that statement until after I lived out here for many years. It's true. They don't seem to understand what you see is not always what you get where people or life in general is concerned. Not much depth to them and most are quite shallow at least in the metro areas. That is the crux of the problem.

BTW. Tell someone Texas that the Gulf of Mexico is not a part of the ocean or that the coastal area of the state is NOT the Shoreline. They'd laugh their head off.

Nep321 is from Connecticut. Not sure why you think he is from PA. Jay

[wetnewspaper]

Originally Posted by WILWRadio

I would not ask anyone in Indiana about where CT is. I work in Indianapolis right now and have lived there in the past. Many would not know it's location. Not kidding. Found that to be true about some areas of the Midwest. People really don't know the coast. NEP is living proof of this despite the fact he's from PA.

Years ago a friend from Waterbury told me that his impression of the Midwest was that people see everything at face value and take everything literally. I didn't fully understand the context of that statement until after I lived out here for many years. It's true. They don't seem to understand what you see is not always what you get where people or life in general is concerned. Not much depth to them and most are quite shallow at least in the metro areas. That is the crux of the problem.

BTW. Tell someone Texas that the Gulf of Mexico is not a part of the ocean or that the coastal area of the state is NOT the Shoreline. They'd laugh their head off.

I wasn't trying to be too specific-just making the point that the world at large would see CT as the east coast.

[SeaDoo342]

Originally Posted by nep321

That is false. Look on Google Maps. The southeastern towns are actually bordering RI in the water. The Block Island Sound. Therefore, NONE of the CT shoreline actually borders the Atlantic Ocean. And the Sound is not the Ocean.

You are wrong and have no clue what you're saying... Look at the map below of what is actually Long Island Sound. As you can see, the easternmost towns in CT actually border the Atlantic Ocean, and not Long Island sound...



None of this matters anyway, because LIS is a tidal estuary of the Atlantic Ocean..

..so I'll repeat, this thread is stupid.

[unihills]

In other news, Texas is not considered to be part of Texas.